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April 10, 2025
Today in Texas History
On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson dedicated the Gary Job Corps Training Center. Following the passage of the Federal Economic Opportunity Act on Aug. 20, 1964, the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity began awarding contracts to establish centers for vocational training.
On Dec. 16, 1964, the Texas Educational Foundation, a private, nonprofit, Texas corporation, was awarded a contract to establish the Gary Center near San Marcos at the former site of Gary Air Force Base. Between 1965 and 1967, it became the largest such training center in the nation, having approximately 3,000 trainees in 1967.
It continues to offer vocational training to young people, who receive sufficient technical knowledge and supervised practice to enable them to get paying jobs when they finish. The Gary Job Corps Center is one of more than 100 such centers in the country.
On Dec. 16, 1964, the Texas Educational Foundation, a private, nonprofit, Texas corporation, was awarded a contract to establish the Gary Center near San Marcos at the former site of Gary Air Force Base. Between 1965 and 1967, it became the largest such training center in the nation, having approximately 3,000 trainees in 1967.
It continues to offer vocational training to young people, who receive sufficient technical knowledge and supervised practice to enable them to get paying jobs when they finish. The Gary Job Corps Center is one of more than 100 such centers in the country.